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2013 Issue 2

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2013 Issue 1

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2012 Issue 5

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2012 Issue 4

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2012 Issue 3

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2012 Issue 2

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2012 Issue 1

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2011 Issue 6

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2011 Issue 5

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2011 Issue 4

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2011 Issue 3

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2011 Issue 2

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2011 Issue 1

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2010 Issue 5

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2010 Issue 4

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2010 Issue 3

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2010 Issue 2

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2010 Issue 1

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  • Feature Story: The World Cup...what to expect?(PDF)
    li>Marketing & Promotions: Marketing and promotional campaigns
  • Product Watch: The latest new products, new variants and packaging changes
  • Trend Tracker: Retailers are missing a trick in the convenience channel!
  • Back to Basics: Getting a grip on front-end controls.
  • Out of Stocks: How much do they cost?
  • Elokshin News: Making it easy: Curry mince vetkoek
  • Social Responsibility: Soccer delight.
  • Product of the Year: 2010 Product of the Year winners
  • Top Tips for Retailers: Tips to prevent pests eating into your good reputation.
  • News & Calendar: Local and international news and a calendar of events
  • Forecourt Storewatch: Local landmark unveils new, fresher look.
   
 

2009 Issue 6

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2009 Issue 5

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2009 Issue 4

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2009 Issue 3

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2009 Issue 2

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2009 Issue 1

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  • Feature: Sweets & Chocolates – Sweeten the deal in tough economic times
  • Feature: Supply Chain– Are we working together for the good of the consumer?
  • Product of the Year: Innovation in the South African Market
  • Franchising: Managing change in an entrepreneurial environment
  • Product Watch: The latest new products, new variants and packaging changes
  • Industry Update: NACS/Insight Convenience Africa Summit 2009
  • Talking Trends: The latest Local and global retail trends
  • Technology @ Retail: Email campaigns and Facebook for retailers
  • Elokshin News: News and a recipe for your bakery
  • Going Green: Facing the environmental challenge
  • News & Calendar: Local and international news and a calendar of events
  • Forecourt Storewatch: Fruit & Veg City joins forces with Caltex
   
 

2008 Issue 5

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  • Feature: HMR – How to develop a successful hot food offer
  • Feature: Bakery – Tap into bakery growth trends
  • Feature: Butchery – Stay a cut above the rest
  • Feature: Safety & Security – Lower your security risk
  • Franchising: Franchising shows strong growth in SA
  • Product Watch: The latest new products, new variants and packaging changes
  • Forecourt News: BP and Pick n Pay join forces
  • Legislation: New Court rulings, the Consumer Protection Bill and health warnings on alcoholic beverages
  • Technology @ Retail: The latest technology for retailers
  • Elokshin News: Information for township retailers
  • News & Calendar: Local and international news and a calendar of events
  • C-Store Storewatch: Tesco's Fresh & Easy takes on the USA
  • Forecourt Storewatch: Caltex and Seattle Coffee make a winning team
   
 

2008 Issue 4

Features:

  • Feature: Cold Beverages
  • Feature: Personal Care
  • Category Review: Tobacco – Managing your most controversial category
  • Wholesale Price Watch: Wholesale pricing from Adcheck
  • Consumer Trends: Are you ignoring the charmed generation?
  • Technology @ Retail: Hand-held scanners and coupons via mobile phones
  • Elokshin News: Information for township retailers
  • Hot Beverages: Bean there coffee roastery puts a new spin on coffee
  • Forecourt News: News from the world of forecourt retailing
  • Product Watch: The latest new products, new variants and packaging changes
  • News and Calendar: Local and international news, plus a calendar of events
   
 

2008 Issue 3

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2008 Issue 2

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  • Feature: Refrigeration and the environment
  • Feature: Use the supply chain to build customer service
  • Wholesale price watch
  • PRICEcheck: Forecourt price check
  • Making it easy: Winter recipes
  • Technology @ retail:
  • Product Watch: Latest variants and products.
  • Wholedale Storewatch: Trade Centre Boksburg
   
 

2008 Issue 1

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2007 Issue 3

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  • Wholesale Price Watch
  • Wholesale Store Watch
  • Forecourt Price Check
  • Forecourt Store Watch
  • Product Watch: New products, variants and packaging.
  • Dairy feature: Is the milk war over?
  • Value-Added Services feature: Give your customers extra value
  • Ethnic Hair Care feature: Ethnic hair care is big business
  • Halaal feature: Are you ready to serve this growing market?
  • Storewatch: D.F. Scott Cash & Carry makes its mark
  • Elokshin News: Maponya Mall opens and festive season biscuits
   
 

2007 Issue 2

Features:

  • Wholesale Price Watch
  • Wholesale Store Watch
  • Forecourt Price Check
  • Forecourt Store Watch
  • Product Watch: New products, variants and packaging.
  • HMR feature: Fire up your hot food sales
  • Cold Beverages feature: Get your share of a changing cold beverage market
  • Storewatch: Overland finds its niche
  • Elokshin News: Black Diamonds and recipes to build your bakery
   
 

Issue one

Features:

  • Wholesale Price Watch
  • Wholesale Store Watch
  • Forecourt Price Check
  • Forecourt Store Watch
  • Product Watch: New products, variants and packaging.
  • Sweets & Chocolates feature: Tempt your customers with sweets & chocolates
  • Winter Health & Beauty feature: Go big with winter health and beauty
  • Refrigeration Feature: Make way for hassle-free refrigeration
  • Storewatch: Orient Cash & Carry grows up fast
  • Elokshin News: Meal ideas and recipes for bakeries and take-aways
   
 

2007 Issue 1

Features:

  • Product Watch: New products, variants and packaging.
  • Easter feature: Grow sales with Easter displays and promotions.
  • International retailing: Convenience and loyalty at Esso Express.
  • Storewatch: Caltex North Star shines.
  • Elokshin News: School lunches and baby products.
  • Wine & Liquor: Calendar and industry news.
  • Industry News: New credit legislation and Lotto changeover.
  • Price Check: Nielsen tracks forecourt sellers.
  • Roving Reporter: Innovative ideas for c-stores.
   
 

2006 Issue 6

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  • Dry groceries: Innovation and master brands drive the category.
  • Product watch: The latest new products and variants.
  • Roving reporter: Innovative ideas for stores.
  • Elokshin news: CDs, DVDs and recipes.
  • Consumer research: Year-end spending trends for 2006.
  • Industry news: News from convenience and forecourt stores.
   
 

2006 Issue 5

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  • Product Watch: Latest variants, packages and products.
  • Roving Reporter: Innovative ideas.
  • Storewatch:Northern Cape 7-Eleven.
  • Security feature: Get ready to fight crime.
  • Elokshin News: Christmas sales and cooking with safe oil.
  • Industry News: OKFD, Boxer and BP in the UK.
   
 

2006 Issue 4

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  • Bakery Feature: Awaken your bakery.
  • Category Update: The new look 7-Eleven Senderwood.
  • Store watch: Ten healthy years for Kauai and 1 Stop 'n Shop opens in Nylstroom.
  • International Retailing: DVD hits UK convenience stores.
   
 

2006 Issue 3

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  • Merchandising feature: Stimulate the desire to buy.
  • Category update: Liquor
  • International retailing: Loyalty at Exxon Mobil.
  • Elokshin News:C-store does Soweto.
  • Category update: Tobacco.
  • Industry news: Trade Shows and Africa's Big 7.
  • Product Watch: New variants and products.
  • Confectionery review: Healthy growth for chocolate.
   
 

2006 Issue 2

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  • Refrigeration: Top trends and buying decisions.
  • Storewatch: Sasol Swartgoud.
  • Traditional food programme: Total Rosslyn.
  • Ethnic hair care and toiletries: Get your share of the profits.
   
 

2006 Issue 1

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  • Easter displays and promotions
  • Baby products:A case study
  • Pies report II:Word from the experts
  • Retailing in Thailand
  • NACS report back
  • The role of liquor in c-stores
   
 

2005 Issue Six

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  • Storewatch: The Crazy Store
  • Frontline in township stores
  • Township tour: Mabopane
  • Dairy: Double up on dairy
  • New! Roving reporter
   
 

2005 Issue Five

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  • Category Review: Variety versus volume
  • Atteridgeville visit
  • Frozens
  • Switching sides: From corporate to store owner.
  • Restroom rev-up
   
 

2005 Issue 4

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  • Storewatch: Mobapane's Ace Wholesalers.
  • Wholesome Talk: Limited assortment stores for ICC.
  • Elok'shin news: News, stationery and baking cakes.
  • Breakfast Programmes: Boost your morning sales.
  • Africa's Big Seven.
   
 

2005 Issue 3

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  • Revamped and ready to go! Total Winchester Hills
  • Africa's Big Seven
  • Banking and Value-added services Tapping into technology
  • RFID: Techno beat
   
 

2005 Issue 2

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  • BAKERY brings them in Bakeries are the new shining stars of many convenience operations.
  • The FRA's new empowerment project The Fuel Retailers Association (FRA) is to implement a black economic empowerment initiative.
  • TOBACCO LEGISLATION Retailers and manufacturers in South Africa have felt the effects of our tough tabacco laws.
   
 

2005 Issue 1

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  • Easter displays and promotions. Choosing a range for Easter plus merchandising and promotions to give sales a boost.
  • Refrigeration. Our annual refrigeration feature. When to upgrade, choosing new equipment, current trends, merchandisingtechniques and what to expect from after-sales service.
  • Elok'shin News. Frozen vegetables, Soweto-based butchery, baby care and takeaways.
  • Legislation Watch. Tobacco Products Control Act.
  • Industry News. Engen Woolworths rollout and NACS show report back.
  • Storewatch. Snack Shack at Kyalami Zenex.
   
 

2004 Issue 6

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  • Cold beverages and snacks. Expand your offer.
  • Increase sales in the dairy cabinet.
  • NACS report back. What's happening in the US convenience market?
  • The new Gauteng Liquor Act.
  • Storewatch: J & E Wholesalers in Pretoria find a niche and make it work.
  • Brand loyalty. Old favourites still cool.
   
 

2004 Issue 5

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  • Store security and insurance feature. Find out how to minimise your risk.
  • Stationery, gifts and cards: easy gifting solutions.
  • Franchising story. Retail and wholesale at OBC Chicken.
  • A visit to Soweto, how to increase your fruit and vegetable sales and recipe advice for bakers in Elok'shin News.
  • Storewatch: Discover Cafe Nescafe, Melrose Arch.
  • Latest new product releases.
   
 

2004 Issue 4

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  • Industry news: Retail Management Forum report back.
  • You don't need an oven to bake a cake! Find out more in our bakery feature.
  • Franchising: Somerset's Kwikspar.
  • Duduza and Ratanda township stores plus hints & tips for in-store butcheries
    in Elok'shin News.
  • Storewatch: Success for Country Supermarket.
  • Get all the latest new products in Product Watch.
   
 

2004 Issue 3

Features:

  • HMR & takeaways: making it work for you.
  • Winning formula at Yarona Cash & Carry.
  • Industry issues: launch of Retail Management Forum.
  • New look, new beginnings at Friendly 7-Eleven.
  • Financial Intelligence Centre Act and third party payments.
  • Unitrade Management Services interview.
   
 

2004 Issue 2

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  • Lunch programmes: how to develop your lunchtime menu.
  • A look at Whistle Stop & Shell Ultra City in our regular franchising series.
  • Woolworths targets the emerging middle market.
  • Three successful Soweto-based stores.
  • Friendly Convention 2004 report-back.
  • How to keep cool when dealing with your refrigeration requirements.
  • Talking shrinkage: what makes stores vulnerable?
   
 

2004 Issue 1

Features:

  • Breakfast programmes: coffee and convenience foods reshape c-stores.
  • Get hooked with Something Fishy.
  • Synergy in action at Engen Woolworths Food Stop.
  • Retailing in Orange Farm.
  • Rev up your sales - sweets, snacks and Easter displays.
  • 7-Eleven joins Friendly.
  • Get inspired by ideas from NACS 2003 Part II.
   
 

2003 Issue 6

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  • Crisp and readable signage sends a clear message.
  • Butterfield Bread's bakery franchises.
  • Quality and convenience at Europa Express, Bryanston.
  • Trading in Atteridgeville.
  • Tummy-fillers and thirst-quenchers: beverages & snacks.
  • NACS 2003 report-back Part I.
   
 

2003 Issue 5

Features:

  • Chill out! Troubleshooting for refrigeration.
  • The Bay Leaf opens in Senderwood.
  • Engen's Corner Bakery.
  • Sasol hits Randburg.
  • Community retailing in Katlehong.
  • Blinded by science? Make technology work for you.
  • New challenges for c-stores.
   
 

2003 Issue 4

Features:

  • Bakery: freshness & quality add value.
  • Store operators in Mamelodi.
  • Advice for franchisees.
  • Organised anti-crime: oil companies fight common enemy.
   
 

2003 Issue 3

Features:

  • Grow your business through banking services.
  • Sasol's entry into forecourt retailing.
  • The franchisor perspective on retailing.
  • HMR & hot takeaways: hot winter warmers.
  • Exel's new loyalty programme.
   
 

2003 Issue 2

Features:

  • Bright ideas for lunchtime trading.
  • Are you ready for the new plastic bag regulations?
  • The franchisee perspective on franchising.
  • Store design made easy.
   
 

2003 Issue 1

Features:

  • Breakfast programmes: wake-up call for the early bird.
  • Sweeten the deal with Easter displays.
  • Friendly with a smile. Friendly Shoppe, Robert Broom, Krugersdorp.
  • In the Aisles: do you know what your customers want and how do you ensure it's on the shelf?
  • NACS report-back: the latest convenience retailing trends.
  • Franchising made easy.
   
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